Banana vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and french toast different?

Bananas are higher in vitamin B6; however, french toast is richer in selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for french toast is 39% higher.
Bananas contain 5 times more vitamin B6 than french toast. While bananas contain 0.367mg of vitamin B6, french toast contains only 0.074mg.
Bananas have less saturated fat.
Bananas have a lower glycemic index (48) than french toast (67).

Bananas, raw and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Banana

French toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+167.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+34.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+43.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1900%
Contains more IronIron	+542.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+346.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+431.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1910%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Banana

French toast

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+395.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+558.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+339.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+144.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+115%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	0mg	116mg	39%
Selenium	1µg	20.1µg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.367mg	0.074mg	23%
Sodium	1mg	479mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.321mg	19%
Iron	0.26mg	1.67mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.073g	2.594g	17%
Fats	0.33g	10.8g	16%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.204mg	14%
Phosphorus	22mg	117mg	14%
Vitamin A	3µg	124µg	13%
Protein	1.09g	7.7g	13%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.31µg	13%
Saturated fat	0.112g	2.723g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.032g	4.524g	11%
Calcium	5mg	100mg	10%
Fiber	2.6g		10%
Vitamin C	8.7mg	0.3mg	9%
Calories	89kcal	229kcal	7%
Potassium	358mg	134mg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.665mg	1.628mg	6%
Fructose	4.85g		6%
Folate	20µg	43µg	6%
Zinc	0.15mg	0.67mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0.549mg	4%
Manganese	0.27mg	0.188mg	4%
Magnesium	27mg	17mg	2%
Starch	5.38g		2%
Copper	0.078mg	0.058mg	2%
Choline	9.8mg		2%
Vitamin E	0.1mg		1%
Carbs	22.84g	25g	1%
Net carbs	20.24g	25g	N/A
Sugar	12.23g		N/A
Vitamin K	0.5µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.028mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.028mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.068mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.05mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.008mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.049mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.047mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.077mg	0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	N/A